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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Adventure, Platformer, Indie.

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As punishment for dirtying Olympus's marble halls, Sisyphus, the dung beetle, must push his ball of dung up and down Mount Olympus every day, for the rest of his life. That is, unless he can complete the seemingly impossible task of reaching Olympus before the sun sets

Reviews: Very Positive — 98% — of 60 reviews
Released: 2025-11-14
Developer: moraguma
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive94% of 158 reviews2021
    Dev: Squiggly Starfruit Studios
    Windows · Mac

    After an eternity of toiling away at meaningless divine punishment, Sisyphus has finally snapped. Join Sisyphus in his quest for revenge as he weaponizes the very rock chaining him down to steamroll and swing his way to the top of Mount Olympus, while breaking a few laws of physics along the way.

    Why similar: Mythology 58.4%, Platformer 28.1%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  2. #2 The Game of Sisyphus
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 858 reviews2024
    Dev: cream
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Roll the boulder to the top.

    Why similar: Mythology 63.3%, Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.8%

  3. #3 Pushing It! With Sisyphus
    96% matchMixed66% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
    Windows

    A game about a very happy guy and his boulder. (Warning: As an accurate representation of the ancient Myth of Sisyphus, this is likely the most difficult and punishing game you will ever play.)

    Why similar: Mythology 55.7%, Platformer 32.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 2%

  4. #4 Dung Beetle Adventure
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2023
    Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.

    Why similar: Puzzle 36.6%, Cute 34.3%, 2D 12.9%, Adventure 10%, Indie 4.1%

  5. #5 Heavy Burden
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 445 reviews2023
    Dev: Whale Rock Games
    Windows

    How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?

    Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Exploration 40.1%, Adventure 16%

  6. #6 Crypt Custodian
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,116 reviews2024
    Dev: Kyle Thompson
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Cute 8.3%

  7. #7 Pushing it! Together - Sisyphus Co-op
    94% matchMixed50% of 563 reviews2025
    Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Roll a boulder up a hill with your friends in this Online Co-op adventure based off the ancient Myth of Sisyphus.

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  8. #8 Not Without My Poop
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 201 reviews2018
    Dev: David Mulder
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 19%

    Take control of an ambitious young dung beetle, on the journey of getting his dung ball to where it's going.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  9. #9 Metamorphosis
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 650 reviews2020
    Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

    Why similar: Exploration 37.3%, Puzzle 35.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%

  10. #10 Sisyphus Reborn
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,102 reviews2016
    Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.

    Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, 2D 20.4%, Indie 18.5%, Singleplayer 11.9%

  11. #11 EMUUROM
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 301 reviews2026
    Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.7%

  12. #12 Capybara: The story of Sisyphus
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 418 reviews2024
    Dev: Underdogs
    Windows

    Capybara: The Story of Sisyphus is a game about a very lazy capybara who wants to take a bath at the top of the mountain. To do this, the capybara must gain speed and cling to the obstacles with a rope with a barrel so as not to fall!

    Why similar: Adventure 82.5%, Singleplayer 17.5%

  13. #13 Bouncy Goat Climb
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 338 reviews2022
    Dev: Jesper Bergman
    Windows

    A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?

    Why similar: Platformer 50.7%, Cute 20.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Singleplayer 8.2%, Indie 4.3%

  14. #14 Teslagrad
    88% matchVery Positive84% of 2,474 reviews2013
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  16. #16 Munin
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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  22. #22 Quarion
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    Windows · Linux

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  23. #23 Escape the Underground
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    Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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    Dev: Jakob Scott
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows

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  37. #37 Leap Year
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    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: Glimmerware
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2025
    Dev: TechDevAYDIN
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive100% of 77 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,670 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    76% matchMixed53% of 86 reviews2015
    Dev: Blaze Epic
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    74% matchMixed68% of 100 reviews2015
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    73% matchMixed62% of 804 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
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    Dev: Micah Boursier
    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
    Windows · Linux

    Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.1%, Platformer 23.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Cute 10.4%, Adventure 6.8%

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